Article 5NNJF ‘You are not a horse’: FDA tells Americans stop taking dewormer for Covid

‘You are not a horse’: FDA tells Americans stop taking dewormer for Covid

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Martin Pengelly
from US news | The Guardian on (#5NNJF)

Agency issues message after misinformation about ivermectin, a medicine used to deworm livestock, spreads on social media

Ahead of full US authorisation of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had a simple message for Americans contemplating using ivermectin, a medicine used to deworm livestock, instead of getting a Covid shot.

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